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ضدد

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns opposition, contrariety, and being an antagonist. It also extends to the concept of fullness or being filled, and in a derived sense, anger.

Derived headwords

الضِّدّnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the oppositesboth

    one of the opposites

الأضْدادnoun
  1. 1.
    opposites, adversariesboth

    The plural form of 'ضد', referring to multiple opponents, adversaries, or contrary things.

ضَدِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    opponent, adversaryboth

    Similar to 'ضد', referring to an opponent or adversary.

  2. 2.
    equal, peerboth

    Used in negation to mean someone who has no equal or peer.

ضادَّverb
  1. 1.
    to oppose, to be contraryboth

    To act as an opponent or adversary to someone or something; to be in opposition.

مُتَضادَّانadjective
  1. 1.
    they are opposing each otherboth

    they are opposing each other

يَضِدُّverb
  1. 1.
    to fillclassical

    To fill a container, such as a waterskin.

أَضَدَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become angryclassical

    To become angry or enraged.

Parallel reading

الضِّدّ: واحد الأضداد
The 'ضد' is one of the opposites.
والضديد مثله
And the 'ضديد' is like it.
وقد يكون الضد جماعة
And the 'ضد' may be a group.
ويكونون عليهم ضدا
And they are an opposition against them.
وقد ضاده، وهما متضادان
And he opposed him, and they are two opposites.
لا ضد له ولا ضديد له
He has no 'ضد' and no 'ضديد'.
أي لا نظير له ولا كفء له
Meaning he has no equal and no peer.
والضد بالفتح الملء
And 'الضد' with the fatha is fullness.
يقال: ضد القربة يضدها، أي ملأها
It is said: he filled the waterskin, he fills it, meaning he filled it.
وأضد الرجل: غضب
And the man became angry: he was enraged.